Remembrance Sunday at Seal

We will be holding our usual Remembrance Sunday services at Seal on Nov 13.
At 9 am there will be a short act of Remembrance at Godden Green war memorial
Then at 10 am there will be a Remembrance Service at Seal Church, ending with the two minutes silence at the war memorial in the churchyard (weather permitting).

At the moment we are having problems with the heating in church, and it could, therefore be chilly - please wrap up warmly!

Church heating problems

We are  having problems with the boiler at the moment, and there is no heating in the church at the moment. We are working as quickly as we can to resolve the issue,  but please  be aware that the church may be cold, and wrap up accordingly!

SEAL FIRE STATION PROPOSED CLOSURE

SEAL FIRE STATION PROPOSED CLOSURE

A PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY 31ST OCTOBER AT 7.00PM IN SEAL PAVILION ON SEAL RECREATION GROUND. REPRESENTATIVES FROM KENT FIRE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. 

PLEASE COME & PUT YOUR POINT OF VIEW.

Congratulations to Seal School

Seal C of E School is officially a GOOD school.

Following the recent Ofsted inspection I am delighted to pass on the news that the school was judged to be " a good school with an inclusive, caring ethos".

Ofsted categorises schools in four groups, outstanding, good, satisfactory and inadequate. At its last inspection Seal was classed as satisfactory, but now it has climbed to "good" status. Everyone in the school is delighted!
The inspectors said that this was "largely a result of the hard work and dedication of the headteacher, governing body and staff team." Congratulations to all involved - let's make sure that everyone knows how proud we are of our village school!
You can read the report here.

NEW DOMESTIC ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICE LAUNCHED

NEW DOMESTIC ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICE LAUNCHED
This service, provided by an independent charity called Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services  grew out of initiatives taken by Sevenoaks Churches Together and is supported by Community Safety Partnerships across West Kent, seeks to provide help to anyone, female or male, who is experiencing domestic abuse. 1 in 4 women, and 1 in 6 men will experience this at some time in their lives, so the need is very real.
Trained volunteers, supported by professionals will offer a listening ear, tailored advice and practical help.

Their leaflet can be downloaded here
(http://www.sealpeterandpaul.com/DAVSS_Leaflet.pdf)
and the helpline number (Mon - Fri, 10am-1pm) is
01892 570538

Messy Church

We had a great time at Messy Church yesterday. We thought about the parable of the mustard seed. Jesus likened the Kingdom of God to a tiny seed which seemed to be nothing when it was sown, but grew into a tree big enough for all the birds of the air to nest in its branches.
As you can see from the pictures, those who came really got into the various "tree related" activities, feathers were stuck to birds, and two large banners made, very messily, with leaf and hand prints. We made trees with birds  to take away, and mustard seeds were sown (actually not the same  "mustard" as the plant Jesus talks about, but never mind - it got us thinking about growing things!). We made extraordinary creatures out of pine cones and acorns, threaded leaves with wool and stuck leaves to sticky back plastic to make window pictures.

We heard Mary Joslin's lovely version of this parable too, "The story of the Heaven tree" - and prayed for our beautiful world and our responsibility to sow mustard seeds within it.
Tea and cake ended the session as usual. Great fun for all (children and adults) - many thanks to all who helped. The next Messy Church is on Dec 4th, and will have a Christmas theme (what a surprise!)
Some pictures below: